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Specialized Interest Plates

Organizational Plates

Guidelines for establishing an organizational license plate require 150 original signatures from people who intend to purchase the new plate. Signatures must be submitted to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) on the Petition to Establish Organizational License Plate (form BMV 4820) or on a self-created petition that includes all information listed on the form.

An organizational license plate also requires the passage of a bill by a state legislator. Once the bill passes, and in addition to the signatures, the following items must be submitted to the BMV:

Eligibility: owner must provide evidence of unrevoked and unexpired official amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The customer may present a copy of a physical license issued by the FCC or submit by electronic means (smartphone, iPad, etc.).

Eligibility: applicant must complete forms BMV 4803 and BMV 5712 (if applicable), must have other means of transportation and be able to provide proof. First-time issuance of collector plates may only be issued by the BMV headquarters in Columbus. For additional information please call 614-752-7518.

Eligibility: farm truck applicants must submit a weight slip and proof of payment of Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (2290) if the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more and is driven more than 7,500 miles annually; commercial truck applicants must provide a verbal declaration of the unladen weight and gross vehicle weight, a signed Declaration of Knowledge (PUC 3422) and proof of payment of Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (2290), if the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more

Eligibility: applicant must submit form BMV 4635 verifying the relationship to the military family member; any member of the immediate family of a person who died in a combat zone while a member of any branch of the armed forces may apply

Eligibility: certificate of insurance as provided in Section 4509.46 or 4509.47 of the Ohio Revised Code. A current policy of liability insurance which must include: a) serial number of limo, b) minimum amount of $300,000 and c) effective policy dates (must be at least 10 days after transaction date).

Eligibility: applicant must submit form BMV 4817 verifying the relationship to the military family member who died outside a combat zone while serving honorably as a member of any branch of the armed forces

Eligibility: farm truck applicants must submit a weight slip and proof of payment of Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (2290) if the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more and is driven more than 7,500 miles annually; commercial truck applicants must provide a verbal declaration of the unladen weight and gross vehicle weight, a signed Declaration of Knowledge (PUC 3422) and proof of payment of Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (2290), if the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more

Eligibility: available to any member in good standing, that is active or retired; members must provide a letter from their local president that confirms the applicant is a member in good standing accompanied by the appropriate application

Vehicle Type: vehicle must have a seating capacity of more than seven persons and body type must describe the vehicle as a bus, minibus or station wagon

Fees: no additional fee

Eligibility: any nonprofit organization that provides public mass transportation. Nonprofit organizations must submit Articles of Incorporation or a Statement of Good Standing not over five years old and obtained from the Ohio Secretary of State. Public Mass Transportation must submit P.U.C.O. certificate and route schedule.

Vehicle Type: may be issued only to a specially-equipped motor vehicle

Fees: no additional fee

Eligibility: may be issued only to a service organization chartered by Congress, and to a specific vehicle used solely for parade or exhibition purposes. The vehicle cannot be used more than 12 times per year. Standard registration requirements, no additional documents are needed nor E-Check, if applicable